Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Hershey West End Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42043024105 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,324 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 3.6/10, tract 42043024105 in the Hershey West End area of Hershey, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,324. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,260
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$101,713
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hershey and the region
Centroid at 40.2531, -76.6706 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hershey West End scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hershey
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,158 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hershey
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hershey
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hershey
5.0
How Hershey West End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 47Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2001)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hershey West End. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hershey West End
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. 30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Dauphin County average of 39.0%. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10. It sits 1.0 points below the Dauphin County average of 4.6. Court records carry 47 eviction filings across 6 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 2.0% of renter households. At $1,158 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Hershey commands.
In a typical year about 1.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $101,713, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043024105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043024105?
Census tract 42043024105 in the Hershey West End neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42043024105?
Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043024105?
9.8% of residents in tract 42043024105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,324.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043024105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 18th, minority 31th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 42043024105 considered part of Hershey West End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043024105 fall within Hershey West End (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043024105?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 47 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043024105 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.28% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42043024105 compare to Hershey overall?
Tract 42043024105 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Hershey at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hershey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hershey
Top eight tracts in Hershey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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